Dispensing device



. Feb. 9 1926.

H. BETTS ET AL DISPENSING DEVICE Filed August '7. 1925 EMWOO/YEETIJ tooth paste,

Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES I 1,572,837 PATENT OFFICE.

HELEN BETTS AND EDWARD DAWSON BETTS, 0F PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

msrnnsmq DEVICE:

'AppIicationfiIed August 7, 1923: Serial No. 656,247.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HELEN Bn'r'rs and EDWARD DAWSON Burrs; citizens of the United States, residlng at Passaic, 1n the county of Passam and State of New Jersey,

have invented certain new and useful Im-.

provements in Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dlspensing devices and more particularly to'devices for dispensing toilet pastes and creams,'such as shaving cream, and the like.-

An object of the invention is to provide a holder for dispensing pastes and creams in a sanitary and economical manner.

A further obfect is to provide means for delivering paste or cream to a brush whereby the paste or cream drops onto the brush and does not contact with any part of the device with which the brush may come in contact.

A further object is the provision of an improved outlet means by which the paste or cream is delivered In the accompanying drawings, we have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation,

I Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view,

Figure 3 is a horizontal .sectional view on.

line 3'3 of Figure 1, v

Figure 4 is a similar view on line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the closure member,

Figure 6 is a similar view of the feeding device, and e Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view on line 77 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the reference -numeral 1 designates a container or receptacle formed of any suitable material preferably circular in cross section and provided with a cone shaped bottom 2 having an outlet opening 3. A piston or follower 4 is arranged in the container and is provided with grooves 5 for the reception of keys or guides 6 mounted in the wall of the container and adapted to prevent the piston from rotatin The piston is provided with a centrally t readed openin for the reception of a threaded rod 7. 5 hisrod is provided with a collar 8 adjacent its upper end and a smooth ro'undportion 9. The smooth round portion of the rod is adapted to be received in a cover 10 which, as shown, is.

provided with a threaded flange 11 adapted to engage threads on the top of the container. Beyond the smooth portion 9, the rod is provided with a squared end 12 adapted to rcceivea handle 13. tained in position by means of a set screw 14 received in an opening 15 in the end of the rod. v

The outlet opening 3 is normally closed and a suitable uide ,member'is arranged beneath the out et As. shown, the guide This handle is re-.

member consists of a plate 16, adapted to be I secured to the bottom of the container by suitable fastening elements 17. The plate is provided with a central opening 18 and a cylindrical member 19 extends downwardly in alinement with this opening. The inner wall of the cylindrical member tapers downwardly, as at 20, The plate 16 is cut out, as at 21, to form a guide for a cutter 22. As shown, the cutter is adapted to slide inthe cut-out portion beneath the bottom of the container and is provided with a sharpened end 23 to sever the cream or paste projecting from the container from the remainder. The lower face of the cutter is provided with a pin or lug 24 adapted to be received in a groove or recess 25 in the cylinder 19, to limit the outward movement of the cutter.

parent from the foregoing description. The smooth portion 9 of the rod is received in the cover 10 and forms a bearing to permit revolution of the rod. The rod is revolved by hand, the operator grasping the handle The operation of the device will be ap-' 13 and turning it. This moves the piston 4 downwardly forcing the contents of the container through the outlet opening 3. When the paste or other material is being removed, the cutter22 is moved outwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 4 of the drawings, permittin the paste to pass through the interior 0 the cylinder 19. The brush is held beneath the cylinder and when the cutter 2Q-is moved inwardly, it severs the paste or cream and it falls on the brush. By providing the cylinder beneath -the outlet opening, the paste is reventecl from contact with any portion 0 the apparatus that is .likely to come in contact with a brush.

It will be apparent that the device may be easily and cheaply manufactured, and will dispense tooth paste or similar substances sanitarily and asceptically. The

user of the device may purchase the mate rial in bulk, thus effecting an econom not ossible where tooth paste in the usua colapsible tubes is used.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or. the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In an apparatus of the character described, a container having an outlet'ogiening at the lower end thereof, means for orc ing the contents of said container toward said outlet opening, a plate arranged beneath said outlet opening, said plate being provided with an openin in alinement with said outlet opening, a cy inder depending from said platein alinement with said openings, and a cutter member slidably mounted in said plate adjacent the opening in said container and normally closing the opening therein.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a container having an outlet 0 ening at the lower end thereof, means for orcing the contents of said container toward said outlet opening, a plate arranged beneath said outlet opening, said plate being provided with an openingiin alinement with said outlet opening and eing further provided with a transverse recess adjacent said outlet opening, a cutter member slidably mounted in said recess and adapted to close said outlet opening, and a cylinder depending from said plate and having an opening therein in alinement with the opening in said plate, the opening in said cylinder increaslng in diameter toward its lower end.

3. In apparatus of the character described, a container having an outlet opening at the lower end thereof, means for forcing the contents of said container towards said outlet opening, a plate arranged beneath said outlet openmg, said plate being provided with an openlng in alinement with said outlet opening and being further provided with a transverse recess adjacent said outlet opening, a cutter member slidably mounted in said recess and ad ted to close said outlet openin a cylinder epcnding from said plate and having an opening therein in alinement with the o ening in said plate, the opening in said cy inder increasing in diameter toward its lower end, said outlet opening and the openings in said plate and said cylinder forming a discharge outlet for material from said container, and a stop pin carried by said cutter member. said stop pin being arranged within said discharge outlet and adapted to engage a wall thereof to limit the opening movement of said cutter member. 1 In testimony whereof,we afiix our signatures.

HELEN BETTS. EDI/WARD DAWSON BETTS. 

